// Station · 14m ago
KMSS
Massena International Airport Richards Field
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 215 FT
44.9362°N / 74.8443°W
LOCATION · Massena, US
WIND
040°5 kt
KMSS · 215 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 13
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KMSS 111253Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02110128
KMSS · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
040°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,601'
09
HDG 090°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
4,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
23
HDG 230°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,215 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +6°C
800FT
+585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV215 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT62 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMAL
(Malone Dufort Airport, Malone, elev 790 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:24ZSUNRISE
17:05ZSOLAR NOON
00:47ZSUNSET
01:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (12h 15m)
DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:46Z
MOONSET22:08Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPTD
VFR
Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field · Potsdam
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KOGS
VFR
Ogdensburg International Airport · Ogdensburg
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
CYOW
VFR
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa
- WIND
- 360° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW240
- DIST
- 42 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSLK
VFR
Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
CYND
VFR
Ottawa / Gatineau Airport · Gatineau
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW180
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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